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Dow leads stocks lower ahead of Powell testimony: Stock market news today

Stocks ended the session lower Tuesday as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony and eyed potential headwinds to the recent rally, including concerns about China’s economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell 0.72%, or more than 200 points. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) was down about 0.47%, while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) dropped …

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Stock Markets: Skim off the froth

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 01, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to …

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The Bank of Canada is expected to raise interest rates once more, cap at 5%

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Article content The Bank of Canada will raise borrowing costs by another 25 basis points in coming months before capping its tightening cycle, economists said. Article content Canada’s central bank will increase its key overnight rate to five per cent in the third quarter, according to a monthly Bloomberg survey of 25 economists. That would …

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A blueprint to select visuals that boost SEO in a TikTok-centric world

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30-second summary: Creating an emotional connection through visuals is crucial to connect with consumers The ever-changing landscape of consumer visual processing requires marketers to thoughtfully select visuals that align with their content, boost SEO performance and drive higher conversions When visual content can increase search visibility, more than 43% of marketers struggle to constantly produce …

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Where Stock Market Is Headed After Wild First Half: Five Charts

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(Bloomberg) — As a dizzying first half for US stocks draws to a close, the Nasdaq 100 Index is poised for its best opening six months to a year ever, and Wall Street is growing concerned that the Federal Reserve will derail the rally. Most Read from Bloomberg Optimism that the US central bank is …

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Review of the FFA European Fund Finance Symposium

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We reported in last week’s edition of Fund Finance Friday on some of the significant themes and topics at the FFA 7th Annual European Fund Finance Symposium. Given the breadth and depth of panel sessions and conversations, we could not do the Symposium justice by attempting to include all of our key take-aways in one …

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Corporate bankruptcies surge on high interest rates, uncertainty

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell departs after speaking during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2023. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The Federal Reserve plans to keep hiking interest rates to stem inflation, which means an increase in …

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The top 4 questions to add to your Business Travel tender in light of the pandemic

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The current global pandemic has had an impact on all of our lives in some way and will inevitably influence the evolving shape of business travel as we look forward to being able to travel more freely in the not too distant future. There is no doubt that your business will now have lots more …

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How to solve Canada’s slow-moving retirement crisis

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Breadcrumb Trail Links Retirement Personal Finance Fraser Stark: Every Canadian who can comfortably navigate their own retirement finances is one less person requiring expensive subsidized care from the public purse Published June 24, 2023 • Last updated 1 hour ago • 5 minute read Retirees face uncertainty on multiple fronts: market returns, cost inflation and …

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Click supports CIPD’s Flex from 1st campaign

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Click Travel prides itself on its employee perks and benefits; from offering employees additional purchased leave, to receiving travel discounts and a packed social events calendar. Flexible working has always been present among the many benefits offered by the company, with over 70% of employees either working part-time/flexible hours or working from home on a …

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